"Spine Surgery

Kyphoplasty
is successful with patients who suffer vertebral fracture due to diminished bone strength. This usually means people with osteoporosis, or age related bone loss. Sometimes, however, younger people with conditions affecting bone strength may benefit from Kyphoplasty. Steroids also weaken the bones of young people who take them and predispose them to compression fractures.

Cervical Disc Replacement:
Cervical disc replacement is indicated for a person with symptomatic cervical disc, i.e. which may be causing arm pain, arm weakness or numbness with some degree of neck pain. These symptoms may due to a herniated disc and/or osteophytes compressing adjacent nerves or the spinal cord. This condition typically occurs at cervical spine levels C4-5, C5-6, or C6-7.

The standard surgical approach for a disc replacement is an anterior approach to the cervical spine. The affected disc is completely removed including any impinging disc fragments or osteophytes. The disc space is distracted to its prior normal disc height to help decompress (relieve pressure) on the nerves. This is important because when a disc becomes worn out, it will typically shrink in its height, which can also contribute to the pinching on the nerves in the neck.

Unlike a fusion procedure, the artificial disc surgery does not have the potential complications associated with taking a bone graft from the hip thereby eliminating the issue of bone graft healing. The disc replacement also reduces the chances for adjacent segment disease, since the artificial disc allows for more normal neck motion and absorbs some of the daily stresses of the neck.

The length and type of activity restrictions following surgery are also much less with disc replacement.

Lumbar Disc Replacement:
Lumbar disc replacement is emerging as a new treatment option for some types of low back pain.

Degenerative disc disease – It is one type of back pain that is caused by wearing away of the cushion that rests between the vertebrae of our spine. The spinal column is made of stacked bones called vertebrae. These bones are separated by a cushion at each level called a spinal disc. The disc is a tough but pliable tissue that helps maintain the position of the spine, but also allows motion between the vertebrae. With this design we have the stability to stand upright, but also the flexibility to bend and twist. Unfortunately, these discs can cause problems as they wear away. As the disc ages, it becomes more brittle and less flexible. The disc also becomes more prone to injury and degradation. It is important to understand that aging discs is normal! MRIs of patients with no symptoms of back pain often show wearing away of the discs. It should not be considered abnormal to have wearing of the spinal discs. That said, some patients can develop symptoms of back pain, and it is possible that their symptoms come from the spinal disc degeneration. It is very important to have this carefully evaluated by your orthopedic surgeon before embarking on any treatment plan.
Lumbar disc replacement is similar to other types of joint replacement. In the lumbar spine, the goal is to remove the damaged, painful disc, and replace this with a metal and plastic implant. The implant is designed to move like a normal disc.

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